I remember somebody once getting banned because they used that quote, "Laugh while you can, Monkey-Boy." They were deemed a racist. I use quotes from that movie all the time and I still don't know how it is racist.
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Alright, I'm closing this because I'm fucking sick of all the idiots posting ridiculous rubbish intro posts and "find me a school" queries I keep having to cull out.

Attention all potential MORONS: This is the site rules thread. Stop trying to post ancillary **** in here. You can't do it anymore because I locked the thread. If you want to introduce yourself or ask a simple question and you don't know where to post, get your moronic ass over to Newbietown (located here for the navigationally challenged). We have to be nice to you in there. If you have a question on this policy, go over to the Support forum. We don't have to be nice in there, but we'll try to answer reasonable questions.

Last edited by Tom Kagan; 10/20/2009 9:53pm at .

Calm down, it's only ones and zeros.

"Your calm and professional manner of response is really draining all the fun out of this. Can you reply more like Dr. Fagbot or something? Call me some names, mention some sand in my vagina or something of the sort. You can't expect me to come up with reasonable arguments man!" -- MaverickZ

Bullshido strives to support the idea that free speech includes terms that are considered hateful and bigoted by many. It is better for someone who uses this language to be allowed to use it freely -- thus exposing themselves as bigots/racists/fools -- than be allowed to hide behind more "polite" terms of address.

At this time, because of its ability to damage our add revenues (as a banned/regulated word) we choose to censor the "n" word.

Also at this time, we are choosing not to ban other words that for some might be equally offensive. Using loaded and inflammatory words as part of your argument can be a useful rhetorical tool, but bear in mind that if your entire rebuttal to someone's point consists of "You're a fag!" then the person objecting to it might be reacting negatively to the fact that you are a gutless moronic tool as much as the word itself.

We have banned people in the past for using such language in a way that constitutes extreme bigotry. For instance, a number of religious slurs and outright indicators that people of a certain sex/age/race/orientation deserve to die is just...well, dude, seriously, anyone who says that kind of thing is a raging ***** and deserves the ban.